Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-06-09
FROSTY FACTS.
Rev. c. c. of that Name Stig.
matised at Butte as a Defaul-
ter to the Amount OF Ss,aso.
Being Absent in the East Pub.
lie Sentiment is Withheld
Until He Returns.

REV. C. C. FROST.
Alleged Crookedness Of a whilom Dispenser
Of the Gospel.
IL will be remembered by Miles City
people that during the latter portion
of the winter this gentleman. q Bap.
tist divine and ex.lawyer appeared in
the Miles City pulpits and conducted
o series of revival meetings with re-
markable success. He was q speaker
of remarkable fluency and decidedly
above the average. Well, Mr.. Frost
has evidently gotten himself Into trou-
BILE. Of his case the Butte Miner says:
probably finding the ministry less
profitable than he anticipated, he re-
turned to secular life, and toward the
end of last year be procured an inter-
est In the Hope mine, valuable piece
OF property belonging to the estate Of
the late Robert McMinn. In order to
complete the purchase of the mine he
got c. c. Haskell, Of Norwich, Conn.,,
TO advance the purchase money for
the mine for which bond was given
to Haskell. At the time the mine
was purchased 1t was unproductive,
but since the beginning of the present
year 1t has been producing q great
amount Of very valuable ore. Frost re-
mained here and took charge Of the
accounts. and engaged Schuyler Gates
as Superintendent. The accounts were
forwarded to Mr.. Haskell In Connecti.
cut, who remitted for the expenses.
During the last two months the mine
has been turning out no ore, rs sink.
ing has been In progress, and. it iis
now down about two hundred feet.
About q week ago he left for Con-
necticut and since then rumors Of bis
accounts being In an unsatisfactory
condition have been rife. As Mr.. For.
bis was understood to be party inter-
ested he was seen last night by the
Miner representative and . statement
obtained from him ofthe condition Of
affairs a. he was acquainted with
them. He was attorney for the Nc
MINI estate and said that Frost came
to him about eight months ago and ar
ranged with him for the purchase Of
the interest OF the estate he represent.
ed In the Hope mine. The mine was
valued at $4,000. Frost telegraphed
for Haskell to come here and the latter
arrived on the sth Of December and
consumated the sale by giving two
checks, one for $4,000 and the other
for $1,000. payable to the order
of Mrs. McMinn. as administrat'
rix of the estate, which Was de.
posted In the First National
Bank. Haskell gave. the cashier to
understand that the money could only
be drawn upon the joint order OF
Frost and Forbis-Frost representing
him and Forbis the McMinn estate.
After Mr.. Haskell left II was found
that there was cloud on two thirty.
seconds Of the title to the mine and
that nine thirty-seconds belonged to
the McMinn estate. Mrs. McMinn
indorsed the checks in the First Ma.
tional and they were withdrawn.
Frost paid $3.50 for the share of the
McMinn estate and the balance he de-
posted In Clark & Larabie's, as trus.
tees. Forbis understood from Has
kells statement IN the presence Of
witnesses that Frost was his agent, 90
had no hesitation In performing his
share Of the transaction which
placed the balance Of $3.50 entirely
in Frost's control. The cloud on one
of the fractions was some time after
ward cleared up, and the McMinn
estate received $3.50 from Frost for 1t.
Last month the cloud on the title TO
the remaining thirty-second wa
cleared up. and Frost gave draft on
Haskell for the amount. His finan'
cial standing at this time being un'
questioned, Forbis endorsed the draft,
and drew the money for the McMinr
estate, by which 1t was paid over di
rectly to the Stephens estate to settl,
its interest in the purchase. TIL,
draft was dated May lst,' and CANT
back protested on May 18th. wher
the title was finally cleared the Nc
MINI estate made deed 10 Haskell
and Frost. Of their interest. From th'
fact that the DRAFT came back protested
Forbis draws the conclusion that Has
kell Is trying TO repudiate Frosts
agency. Mr.. Forbis understands that
Haskell holds the McMlnn estate re-
sponsible for the balance, $3.50, for
which he never received an account
Ing. They are going through the &c
counts OF the concern as well as they
can In the absence Of Mr.. Frost, and
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